OAK70D0110

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Reno, NV · August 11, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1969
Place
Reno, NV · RENO, NV
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5820RCessna 182
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161210

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3366  69/8/11    RENO,NEV            CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 179
        TIME - 1120                    N5820R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,NEV               RENO,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- L BRAKE FAILURE,LINING FELL OUT OF BRAKE HOUSING,CAUSED L GR TO SHIMMY.

Aircraft

Registration
N5820R
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Reno

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.